hawkeyepierce wrote:Ironman92 wrote:hawkeyepierce wrote:Mark my words, Jackson is going to be very good! I don't know much about that league they are entering, but I can see them competing right-a-way for a league title. They have a lot of young talent, shooters, bigs, and decent role players that will gut you out effort. An outstanding young coach who works his butt off, coaches, fund raises, scouts, and he is a hometown boy to boot, Jackson has a great opportunity to make plenty of noise in the future.
My concern is that Jackson can't always stay out of its own way. For example, as I was leaving the game last night I heard several Jackson fans express their dislike and disappointment in Coach Morrow, saying things like; "...the stage was too big for him..." and "...he doesn't know what he is doing..." and "...they should have won..." or my personal favorite, "...Vinton County won because Combs handled the refs better..."
Anyway, my point is if the naysayers, nincompoops, and narcissistic agenda makers, shut up and sit down, and not call the district office every time they are "offended" you may have a coach that last longer than two years. Heck, in ten to fifteen years, I can see him being the caliber of coach that Coach Combs is right now, that being 280 wins, bunch of league titles, sectional and district championships.
But leave it to you guys, at some point you will allow some hairdresser to run him out of town.
I admire your support of Coach Morrow but not sure about the rest of your post. Who were these people that were grumbling after the game? I sat in a section very near several contributing players' families....never heard a single word except for how proud they were of the Ironmen team and how hard they played. I'll assume you are being honest and not embellishing your story....still don't see the purpose of putting it on here. It was a great great game, any chance a few Vikings parents were upset with Combs...any chance?
The rest was quite unnecessary. Please list all of the coaches the Jackson parents/community have ran out of town. One person's family had the same coach removed twice. I must note they are a Wellston family.
Your post just seemed like a big ol jab at Jackson. I watched a great game, maybe my seat wasn't as good as yours but nothing about that game gave any reason for one community to jab at the other.
Good Luck to the Vikings this postseason...I'll be at the Convo cheering them on like I do most every season.
First, Mr. Poo Bear, since you are relatively new to the Jackson community, your version of Camelot, Jackson has not had a very good record with basketball coaches. Since the early 1990's only two Jackson coaches have tenured only four years apiece, Bornhorst and Ford. Therefore, lets say since the last 26 years, only two coaches have 8 total years between them, everyone else, less. That equates to a numerous number of coaches, and dare I say, I can't remember them all.
Secondly, I92, yeah...maybe it was a slight jab at Jackson. Heck, you know I have been known to do that. Anyway, here is my point. Max Morrow is a very fine young basketball coach who has worked his butt off and brought energy, excitement, and enthusiasm back to a dying program. He has kids that want to play for him, he has kids that have bought into his ideal of a Jackson program, and they are very working hard. And then, already this year, acting on an anonymous tip, Coach was too hard on kid and was suspended for two games. So lets drop the righteous indignation act and lets say it is what it is...self serving individuals with an agenda, just like with McKinnis and the hairdresser all over again, want something else. Maybe they see what I see, a program full of talent and they think they could do better, or somebody else could do better. Let me tell you, coaches like Combs, Maddox, Stiverson, Pearson, just don't walk in off the street, they build, they learn, they tear down, and they build again, O V E R.....T I M E. Programs are never built in the first three years, but they can be significantly set back in those three, especially if outside forces continue to dictate their idea of the program to the guy who is in the arena. The guy who puts his name and face on the line each and everyday, the guy with the guts and courage to put himself out there, everyday, not some lackey behind a keyboard or a phone receiver.
Lastly, no. Our parents/fans were disappointed in our kids. They know that their effort in the first four minutes and the second half was questionable at best. Because they seen these kids play at a different level than they showed the other night. But also, they know from after seventeen years of watching Coach Combs coach, they know that is not normally the team he puts on the floor, night after night. And after seventeen years and his resume, he has earned that level of respect. Hopefully, maybe, Coach Morrow will get there too.
I will certainly be rooting for him.[/quote
I know the story of the Jackson basketball program history, and trust me I could blow the whistle on a lot the backdoor, shady , behind the scene dealings in your Camelot . However I am not that guy . Just surprised that someone on the VC staff would get on a talk forum and throw mud at another program. But to each his own.
